OPTIONS Setting

Click the ../Images/opencpn_manual_settings.pngicon to open the Options Dialog which has 6 tabs, as seen below. All Settings that are not context sensitive are set in Options. The Settings are persistent, meaning that settings entered in one session will still be there on restart.

../Images/opencpn_manual_toolbar-options-display-general_0.png

The Display[154]
General[155]
Units[156]
Advanced[157]


The Chart[158]
Chart Files[159]
Vector Charts Display[160]
Chart Groups[161]
Tides and Currents[162]


The Connections[163]
Linux Serial Connections[164]
Connections Window[165]
Example Data Connections Window[166]
Filter NMEA Course and Speed Data[167]
Show NMEA Debug Window[168]
Data Connections - Add and Remove[169]
Add a Serial Connection[170]
Add a Network Connection[171]
Network GPSD connection[172]
Connections Filter[173]
Input Filtering[174]
Output Filtering[175]
Connection Notes[176]
Sending an Active Route to an Autopilot[177]
Sending Routes and Waypoints to a GPS[178]
Broadcast and Multicast[179]


The Ships[180]
Own Ship[181]
AIS Targets[182]
MMSI Properties[183]


The User Interface[184]
Enable Graphical User Interface[185]
Enable Touch Screen Tablets[186]
Enable InlandECDIS[187]


The Plugins[188]
Plugins[189]

Click the ../Images/opencpn_manual_settings.pngicon to open the Options Dialog which has 6 tabs, as seen above. All Settings that are not context sensitive are set in Options. The Settings are persistent, meaning that settings entered in one session will still be there on restart.